AI is a subset of logical systems that can control hardware. You know, fly a plane, bake cookies in a factory, that sort of crap.

Eeeyp. Control "logic".

Computer programming does everything.

Nope. Computer still need devices that will do actual shit. Do YOUR gaming pc with NNs and raytracing bakes cookies? Relay computer from 70-ies hooked up to oven does.

Do you have any idea what goes on in a steel plant?

It seems I oversimplified and took not good example. CNCs are better example. My point is a lot of stuff can be automated, a lot of stuff already was automated and it has nothing to do with certan billionare because he crawled or wasn't even born when automation started. And it doesn't require AI.

If you want reforms, start with the government

I think it is part of much broader problem with monopolies. We see start that does not exists, we don't see end, but it exists. Everything should be fixed, there is no "let's fix one thing and everything else will work because of it".

(I suppose you are in the US).

No, but where I am has all bad stuff from US. ~~*cough*corruption, oligarchy, Putin*cough*~~

Get rid of the "winner takes all" elections

Monopolies, monopolies everywhere.

so that you start having many more political parties that now spread the power and have to cooperate. This gives more political stability.

I don't think stability has its value in itself. If everything stable junk, stable corruption, stable irremovable "great leader", there is no point in stability.

So you don't "get" behind your computer? Either way, you still work, then.

You got me, I still "get" to workplace. Sadly, getting from work is harder, unless I knock myself unconscious.